ABIM and MOC: The Epic Debate With Richard Baron and Aaron Goodman"

A lot has been stated about the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) implemented by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM,) and most physicians regardless of specialty have been opposed to the MOC as it adds cost, burden, and takes away from patient care. This led Dr. Aaron Goodman from UCSD to start a petition to end the MOC, and this petition (https://www.change.org/p/eliminate-ab...) gathered unwavering support with over 10,000 signatures in 2 weeks. In response, the ABIM has agreed to come on this exclusive episode of Healthcare Unfiltered to address the concerns raised by physicians and to answer questions that have flooded all social media channels since the petition started.

Dr. Richard Baron, the ABIM President and CEO, joins Dr. Goodman who started the petition on this special and exclusive episode of the Healthcare Unfiltered show to discuss it all.

What is the history of certification, recertification, and MOC. What is the Grandfather rule? What about data? COI? cost? burnout? and does the MOC really lead to better patient care? Why not stick to state regulated CME courses?

This issue is top of mind for all physicians certified by the ABIM. Everyone had questions and is demanding answers.

Dr. Baron appears alongside Dr. Goodman and listeners and viewers will not want to miss this heated, yet respectful and civil, discussion.

In the podcast, there was a mention on the COI topic. Following the taping of the podcast, the ABIM sent me links to their COI to post and share with my audience. https://www.abim.org/about/boards-and...
and https://www.abim.org/about/boards-and...

Dr. Baron's specific COI are listed here: https://www.abim.org/about/leadership...

The ABIM Board of Directors page is here, and all their COIs are listed as well: https://www.abim.org/about/boards-and...

And this is the page for all the Specialty Boards: https://www.abim.org/about/boards-and...

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